Pasta Primavera With a Curried Seafood Sauce
- 2 cups pasta, follow pkg directions
- 1 cup broccoli, blanched
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 12 cup bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup squid, head & tentacles, cleaned
- 2 cups medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 ounces canned crabmeat
- 12 lb mussels, steamed and remove from shell
- 5 tablespoons curry powder
- 14 cup water
- 12 cup olive oil
- 4 tablespoons vinegar
- 14 cup olive, sliced and pitted
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- salt and pepper
- fresh parsley (to garnish)
- In a large pot with boiling water, cook the pasta till done al dente.
- It is recommended that you use a fancy curly pasta--looks great in the presentation.
- Take the broccoli and cut up into florets, then blanch and set aside.
- Take the mushrooms, clean and slice; set aside.
- Dice up the green and red peppers peppers; set aside.
- Take the cleaned squid and separate the head and the tentacles from the rest of the squid.
- Make sure the mouth and eyes are removed from the head and the body is separated and reserved for later use in another recipe.
- In a saute pan, fry the squid quickly for about a minute then take out and drain the oil.
- Now put the shrimp in the oil and fry till barely pink; remove and drain.
- Have the crabmeat picked and ready to mix.
- Now the pasta is done; drain and cool down in ice water and then put in a large mixing bowel.
- Add the broccoli, mushrooms, peppers, squid, shrimp, mussels, and crabmeat; mix together.
- In a bowl add the olive oil, vinegar and the curry powder; mix well.
- Add the curry mixture to the pasta and fillings; mix well.
- Should you feel that the curry is not enough for your personal taste, add more of the curry powder directly to the mixture and stir.
- Salt and pepper to taste and garnish with the fresh parsley.
- Refrigerate for about two hours.
- If the pasta primavara becomes to dry, add a little oil and vinegar dressing to it to make it moist.
- Cooking time includes the refrigeration time.
pasta, broccoli, fresh mushrooms, bell pepper, tentacles, shrimp, crabmeat, mussels, curry powder, water, olive oil, vinegar, olive, vegetable oil, salt, parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pasta-primavera-with-a-curried-seafood-sauce-243143 (may not work)